Re: RH Professional Workstation vs Fedora

From: Robert M. Riches Jr. (spamtrap42_at_verizon.net)
Date: 03/15/04

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    In article <aqj9505fnvllp67iah877fctmc3gtbii5u@4ax.com>, \
     cooch17@NOSPAMverizon.net wrote:
    > So, what exactly is the difference? For about $80,RH is selling what
    > they seem to be marketing as a personal edition of the 'enterprise'
    > version. This includes all the usual updates and so forth for a year.
    >
    > So, does anyone know if there is a list available which
    > compares/contrasts this verion of RH with Fedora? Is it (the RH
    > offering) basically just an upgrade of RH 9, or is it something else
    > altogether.

    The Professional Workstation "user agreement" contains
    language that says you promise to install it on _ONLY_ one
    machine unless you pay Red Hat for additional per-machine
    "services". It also gives Red Hat the right to _audit_ your
    premises to make sure you are complying with their
    restrictions on your use of this "free software".

    The "user agreement" is contained inside the box, so you
    normally have to open the box and thereby bind yourself to
    the agreement before you have an opportunity to read it. I
    for one find that unacceptable, especially for "free
    software". It is available on the Red Hat web site if you
    are lucky enough to find it. IIRC, it is somewhere in the
    Service Level Agreement area.

    Fedora is freely redistributable without any unreasonable
    restrictions. So are many other distributions. For me and
    my house, I'm looking into the other distributions.

    Good luck.

    Robert Riches
    spamtrap42@verizon.net
    (Yes, that is one of my email addresses.)

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